Our 1st Class boys enjoyed some golden time recently and made some wonderful creations with Lego.
Category Archives: Activities
Happy Christmas
Christmas at the Prep School
Christmas celebrations are in full swing at the Prep School. Last week the boys attended a private screening of A Boy Called Christmas at the Gate Cinema. Our annual food collection for Cork Penny Dinners was a great success again this year. The teachers treated boys to a hot chocolate party on Christmas Jumper Day. Our virtual Christmas Concert aired last week and everyone enjoyed a fantastic show. Monthly mass was transmitted to the classes via ZOOM, love from 4th Class. Teachers also brought classes up to visit the crib.
Christmas Concert 2021
Our Virtual Christmas Concert will be aired live at 7pm this evening. Click on the link to enjoy some festive tunes!
3rd Class Roman Army
3rd Class have been learning about the Romans and they put everything they have learned into action by creating some shields for their very own Roman Army and marching in formation and working together to protect their army from attack by the younger classes! What a fantastic way of bringing textbook learning to life! Click the link below to see the boys in action!
Happy Christmas from Junior Infants
MS Readathon
Well done to all the boys from 3rd to 6th Class who took part in the MS Readathon during the month of November. The boys read an incredible 370 books in total and raised €3,220 for the charity which helps fund vital support services for people living with multiple sclerosis and their families. The total figure raised nationally to this point is €266,250. We are so proud of the extraordinary effort made by students, parents and teachers and wish to thank you all.
World Diabetes Day 2021
Bookflix
Halloween Art in Third Class
Pairc Uí Chaoímh Visit
Halloween Camp
Maths Week in 5th Class
First Holy Communion 2021
Congratulations to our 3rd Class boys who received their First Holy Communion last Sunday in St. Patrick’s Church. The boys prepared for the Sacrament last year with their 2nd Class teacher , Mr. Ger Buckley, with their 3rd Class teacher, Mr. Steven Lynch completing the preparations for the big day.
Keeping Busy
As we settle into the new school year at CBC Prep it is fantastic to see the boys enjoying both curricular and extra curricular activities each week. Our specialist teachers are back in the classrooms this year with the boys participating in Music with Mr Andrew Moran, French with Ms Elizabeth Kelleher from the secondary school, German with Ms Caitriona Power from the secondary school, Science with Ms Tanya Clifford and Mr Jakub Janiszewski from the secondary school and Computers with Mr David Dowling from the secondary school. As well as giving the boys a fantastic grounding in these subjects, it has an added bonus of familiarising them with some of the staff from the secondary school making the transition from primary to secondary even more seamless. We have also maintained our connection with UCC who are once again sending a Chinese tutor to give lessons to our boys in 3rd and 4th Class.
Our Gaelic Football and Hurling teams are back training with Mr Lynch and Mr Buckley on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.
Confirmation 2020
Congratulations to last year’s 6th Class students who celebrated their Confirmation on Friday. The boys gathered with their families and class teacher, Ms Sharon McAdoo, in St. Patrick’s Church for this special occasion. It was great to see them all as a group again and to hear that they are all enjoying life in 1st Year.
Cork Hurlers visit CBC Preparatory School
Retirement of Canon Dan Crowley
Canon Dan Crowley, parish priest of St. Patrick’s Church, recently retired. He is pictured here with Ms. Sharon McAdoo, Deputy Principal, who made a presentation to Canon Dan as a mark of appreciation for his many years service to the students and teachers of the Prep School. Canon Dan was a familiar face in the school as he helped to prepare the boys for the Sacraments of First Confession, Communion and Confirmation. The boys from this year’s Communion class attended Canon Dan’s retirement mass last week. We wish him all the best for his retirement.
Junior Infants 2021
Our Junior Infants started out on their 14 year CBC journey last Thursday as they joined Mrs Lowry in the infant classroom for the first time. They completed lots of fun activities and before they knew it the morning was over and they were rushing out to tell their parents all about their first day at school. We look forward to watching the boys as they grow and mature over their time here at CBC.
Back to School
The halls of the Preparatory School were buzzing with excitement as students and teachers returned to school last Friday, eager to start a new school year. It was great to see the smiling faces as the boys arrived bright and early and there was plenty of catching up on news from the summer holidays throughout the morning. Studies began in earnest on Monday morning and both teachers and students are looking forward to a busy and productive year ahead.
PREP SCHOOL AWARDS 2021
Congratulations to all who received awards during today’s virtual ceremony.
6TH CLASS
Jacinta Tyrrell Award Alex Martin
Student of the Year Eoin Brennan
Principal’s Merit Award David O’Leary
Rugby Player of the Year Tom Nixon
Rugby Back of the Year Gerard O’Connell
Rugby Forward of the Year Conor Downey
Hurler of the Year William Hegarty
Gaelic Footballer of the Year Elliot Quin
Soccer Player of the Year Corrado Mottareale
Chess Winner Conor Downey
Chess Runner-Up Oliver Bailey
Draughts Winner Adam Carroll
Draughts Runner Up Eoin Brennan
History Project Oliver Bailey
History Project William Hegarty
History Project Bréanainn Ó Dálaigh
History Project Fionn Cronin
History Project Eoin Brennan
5TH CLASS
Rugby Player of the Year Oisín Scannell
Rugby Back of the Year Johnny Chen
Rugby Forward of the Year Dalton Caren
Hurler of the Year Jack Norton
Gaelic Footballer of the Year Seán Fleming Byrne
Chess Winner Nikhil Sundaram
Chess Runner-Up Arnav Dhama
Draughts Winner Oscar De Róiste
Draughts Runner Up Nikhil Sundaram
History Project Max Power
History Project Dalton Caren
History Project Matthew Lordon
History Project Luke & Adam Farah
History Project Seán McLoughlin
4TH CLASS
Rugby Player of the Year Luke O’Connell
Rugby Most Improved Donal Hegarty
Chess Winner Edmund White
Chess Runner-Up Matthew Keane
Draughts Winner Harry Howell
Draughts Runner Up Rasmus Jakobsen
History Project Leo Dennehy
History Project Killian McCarthy
History Project Patrick Kiely Tarda
History Project Rory O’Brien
History Project Liam Crotty
3RD CLASS
Rugby Player of the Year Faolán Bambury
Rugby Most Improved Cillian Cotter
Chess Winner Ethan Bambury
Chess Runner-Up Matthew Barry
Draughts Winner Julien Freeman
Draughts Runner Up Luke Walsh
History Project Luke Walsh
History Project Fergal McKenna
History Project Ethan Bambury
History Project Daniel Curtin
History Project Harry Law Boland
Spelling Bee Ethan Bambury
SPORTS DAY
1ST WHITE
2ND RED
3RD BLACK
6th Class Graduation
Congratulations to our 6th Class students who celebrated their Graduation from the Preparatory School this week. The ceremony was once again held virtually, with parents tuning in from home while the boys gathered together in their classroom with their teacher, Ms. McAdoo. The rest of the classes also tuned in from their classes as Fr. Tom led mass, after which followed the now traditional slideshow of pictures to remember their time in CBC. The boys were also presented with gear and certificates.
History Project 2021
To mark the centenary commemoration which took place nationwide during 2021 of the Irish War of Independence our history classes in Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class concentrated on this revolutionary period in Irish history and on the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1921. In addition, the boys in the four classes were tasked with producing a personal project on ‘Cork City and County during War of Independence Years 1919-1921’. The pupils were asked to research details of events which took place in the Cork area during this critical time in Irish history. In particular, the boys were asked to do some primary research within their own family and to seek out any connections within their own family with the period. The boys in the four classes produced some outstanding projects where many family connections were indeed established. For example, Oliver Bailey in Sixth Class, actually recorded an interview with his family relative Ms Fidelma Collins, a grand-niece of Michael Collins. The boys did a fantastic job, presenting their projects in class.